Structural engineer Hanif Kara receives the 2024 Soane Medal
Archinect
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The 2024 Soane Medal has been awarded to Hanif Kara, the British structural engineer and founder of the London-based firm AKT II.
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Pushing Boundaries with Bamboo: A Structural Engineering Case Study
ArchDaily
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Image Courtesy of CO-LAB design office In a world grappling with environmental challenges, forward-thinking architects and engineers are increasingly leaning towards more sustainable solutions. Aerial perspective of the Luum Temple under construction, revealing the network of bamboo elements.
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News: Structural engineer Hanif Kara receives the 2024 Soane Medal
Bustler
OCTOBER 7, 2024
The 2024 Soane Medal has been awarded to Hanif Kara, the British structural engineer and founder of the London-based firm AKT II.
Secrets of a structural engineer
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Secrets of a structural engineer 0 dbarista Fri, 09/08/2023 - 11:54 Engineers Walter P Moore's Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA, offers tips and takeaways for young—and veteran—structural engineers in the AEC industry.
Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.
Innovative engineering showcased at the 2022 Structural Awards
Archinect
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
The UK’s Institution of Structural Engineers has announced the winners of the Structural Awards 2022, which seeks to celebrate the role of structural engineers in sustainability, social impact, innovation, and ingenuity. “The winning projects perfectly encapsulate our new guiding attribut.
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Structural Engineer | AlignDL
ArchiDiaries
JULY 25, 2022
AlignDL is hiring structural engineer to join their office in India. Job Title : Structural Engineer. Experience Required : 2-3 years.
Hanif Kara of AKT II Receives 2024 Soane Medal for Pioneering Engineering and Architectural Innovation
ArchDaily
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Courtesy of Soane Museum | Hanif Kara Sir John Soane's Museum has announced Hanif Kara, a celebrated structural engineer and co-founder of AKT II , as the recipient of the prestigious 2024 Soane Medal.
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Structural Engineer | Urban Space Architects
ArchiDiaries
JULY 17, 2022
Urban Space Architects is hiring structural engineer to join their office in Coimbatore, India. Job Title: Structural Engineer. Experience Required : 2+ years.
IMEG Corp. acquires Cardno Structural Engineering
BD+C
JUNE 4, 2020
a leading full-service engineering firm, has acquired the structural engineering group of Cardno. . Founded in Houston in 1976 as Haynes Whaley, the structural group joined Cardno, a publicly traded global engineering and environmental consulting firm, in October 2013. IMEG Corp.,
When To Hire a Structural Engineer over a Civil Engineer
The Architecture Designs
OCTOBER 31, 2022
If you are undertaking a new construction project, renovating a home extensively, or carrying out other construction works, you may need to hire a civil engineer, structural engineer, or both. Type of Structure. Several factors determine which professional to hire, and we will look at them below. source: pinterest.com.
Remembering Mahendra Raj, an Indian structural engineer, who died in May
The Architect's Newsletter
AUGUST 1, 2022
The post Remembering Mahendra Raj, an Indian structural engineer, who died in May appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper. After India won independence from Great Britain in 1947, there was an urgency and idealism to rebuild the resurgent nation into a modern state. The Chandigarh project, designed by Le [.].
High-tech structural engineer Tony Hunt dies aged 90
Deezen
AUGUST 22, 2022
High-tech pioneer Tony Hunt, who engineered buildings including the Sainsbury Centre , Waterloo station and Hopkins House , has passed away aged 90. Above: Hunt engineered Hopkins House. Hunt was born in London in 1932 and studied engineering at Westminster Technical College. Photo is by Tim Street-Porter.
Max Fordham Engineering: Structural Engineers
e-architect
JANUARY 7, 2022
Max Fordham Engineers, Architects, Architecture, Studio, Projects, Structural Designs, News. Max Fordham Engineering. Contemporary Buildings + Structures Office News. ” – state this British engineering practice. . ” – state this British engineering practice. Arup Engineering.
Six steel structure designs take home top honors at the 2024 IDEAS² Awards
Archinect
JANUARY 29, 2024
The results of this year’s Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS²) Awards have been shared by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) as part of the competition’s 64th edition. A total of six projects were honored by the 2024 edition.
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Matters of Engineering Design: AKT II - ArchiTangle Talks @ POPKUDAMM! Berlin
ArchDaily
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Join us for the fourth ArchiTangle Talk @ POPKUDAMM in Berlin, where Hanif Kara will share his experience leading AKT II , a global engineering firm that unifies the culture of architecture and structural engineering, working closely with some of the world's top architecture firms.
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For World Engineering Day, these six bridges stand as examples of the complexities underneath every design
Archinect
MARCH 4, 2024
Today is World Engineering Day , and to celebrate it, Archinect has curated a few outstanding bridge projects we’ve included in our recent news coverage to highlight critical pieces of infrastructure at an important time for civil and structural engineering in the Americas and abroad.
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Structural Engineer Vs Architect | All You Need To Know
Architecture Lab
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
The difference between architects and structural engineers is not easy to describe at first. If you think about it, both job profiles deal with designing buildings. So if both these titles deal with the same work, why is there a distinction between them anyway?
More on soft story buildings — a Q&A with structural engineer James Cranford
Brandon Donnelly
MARCH 7, 2023
As I mentioned yesterday , I am not a structural engineer. He is Principal at Stephenson Engineering and he was nice enough to answer a few of my questions about soft story buildings (storey if you’re Canadian). However, my friend James Cranford is. BD: What is a soft (or weak) storey building?
News: Innovative engineering showcased at the 2022 Structural Awards
Bustler
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
The UK’s Institution of Structural Engineers has announced the winners of the Structural Awards 2022, which seeks to celebrate the role of structural engineers in sustainability, social impact, innovation, and ingenuity. Ten projects were honored, comprising two Supreme Award winners and eight shortlisted works.
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Unconventionally Framed: When to Enlist the Expertise of a Structural Engineer
EntreArchitect
AUGUST 1, 2021
It’s a fact; many times residential structures are simple and straight-forward enough that a structural engineer is not required. Pre-engineered wood roof trusses and engineered wood floor joists or trusses are common. Many times, a structural engineer is not involved with these homes.
UMaine experiments with 3D printed floor panels made from recyclable natural materials
Archinect
AUGUST 10, 2024
Department of Energy ’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Maine are leading interesting new engineering research into floor cassettes made using recyclable natural materials that are strong enough to be used in multi-story buildings. The project came together at the initiative of the SHoP offshoot Assembly OSM.
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Watch LAX's new Midfield Satellite Concourse South taxi to its final destination
Archinect
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Buro Happold (structural engineering, sustainability, lighting, and acoustical design) was able to ensure its delivery in partnership with RAW International. Image: Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) The next step after this major hurdle will be to assemble each of the segments through 2025.
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SPF Architects creates Obama Sports Complex from pre-engineered metal structures
Deezen
JULY 21, 2022
Architecture studio SPF Architects has completed a sports facility in Los Angeles consisting of two separate buildings that were built using pre-engineered metal structures in order to not disrupt activity at the site. The complex consists of two pre-engineered metal buildings. Civil engineer: Tetra-Tech.
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News: Six steel structure designs take home top honors at the 2024 IDEAS² Awards
Bustler
JANUARY 28, 2024
The results of this year’s Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS²) Awards have been shared by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) as part of the competition’s 64th edition. A total of six projects were honored by the 2024 edition.
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Santiago Calatrava to receive a 2024 CTBUH Lifetime Achievement Award
Archinect
JULY 22, 2024
In receiving the annual distinction, he joins SOM engineer John Zils, the winner of this year's Fazlur R. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award. Khan Lifetime Achievement Award.
The world’s 100 tallest buildings: Which structural engineers have worked on the most?
BD+C
OCTOBER 26, 2016
As part of its company rankings, the top structural engineers were listed and ranked according to the number of buildings within the 100 tallest they have completed work on. Arup, the top firm on the list, has worked on almost one-fifth of the world’s 100 tallest buildings.
Structural engineer speeds skyscraper construction with novel building core design
BD+C
AUGUST 6, 2019
That method, however, proved uneconomical, and was replaced, in the 1980s, by structural systems with braces of large composite columns filled with concrete. In the 1960s, tall buildings were braced around their perimeters, but developers and tenants objected to obstructed views, which led to a shift toward steel cores.
Archinect's latest featured hiring firms include SCAPE, AGENCIE, L'Observatoire International, Wade Design Architects, and M. Ziemke Architecture
Archinect
JULY 16, 2024
New York-based architecture and structural engineering studio AGENCIE / Architecture & Engineering is currently hiring a Job Captain with five to eight years of experience. Qualified candidates should be proficient with Revit, Rhino, Unreal Engine, and Adobe Creative Suite.
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Thornton Tomasetti CEO and co-founder of Charlie Thornton passes away at 83
Archinect
JANUARY 5, 2024
Charlie Thornton, the well-admired structural engineer, co-founder and CEO of Thornton Tomasetti , passed away in early December at the age of 83, according to his firm. The Bronx-born Thornton began his career in the New York offices of Lev Zetlin Associates before pursuing a new venture with Richard Tomasetti after 1977.
'Turning skyscrapers into batteries': SOM unveils energy storage prototypes partnership
Archinect
MAY 31, 2024
Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill has announced a new partnership with the Swiss energy storage company Energy Vault Holdings that will produce a series of prototype designs for deployable structures and vertical energy storage units up to 1,000 meters (3,280 feet).
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How to properly assess structural wind damage
BD+C
JUNE 5, 2023
How to properly assess structural wind damage 0 dbarista Mon, 06/05/2023 - 16:17 Engineers Properly assessing wind damage can identify vulnerabilities in a building's design or construction, which could lead to future damage or loss, writes Matt Wagner, SE, Principal and Managing Director with Walter P Moore.
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SOM covers computing college at MIT in large glass shingles
Deezen
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
SOM has completed the Schwarzman College of Computing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) "The college provides a dynamic and flexible hub for teaching, learning, research and collaboration in this growing field," said SOM , which served as the building's architect and engineer.
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Tie Rods in Brazilian Architecture: From Furniture to Urban Infrastructure
ArchDaily
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Image: Gabriel Fernandes from São Paulo, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0 <[link] via Wikimedia Commons Tie rods are integral in structural engineering, primarily for transmitting traffic loads and alleviating compression forces within a structure.
HOK and Snow Kreilich raise thin canopy above St Louis soccer stadium
Deezen
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Completed in November 2022 by HOK and Snow Kreilich Architects , the complex includes a 22,500-seat stadium, team headquarters and a practice facility, and has a structural system made primarily with recycled steel. metres) below the street-level concourse and minimised the height of the building in relation to the surrounding buildings.
Webuild and Carlo Ratti propose replacement for Baltimore’s collapsed Key Bridge following tragedy
Archinect
MAY 3, 2024
Today, the Webuild group advanced a proposal designed in collaboration with architect and MIT professor Carlo Ratti and French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux for a new bridge in Baltimore that would replace the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.
SOM completes Two Manhattan West, marking a major milestone for corporate office design in NYC
Archinect
JANUARY 31, 2024
The four-year construction effort yielded a total two million square feet of new office space that was built above active railroad tracks in what the firm describes as an "extraordinary" advancement of the methods used in urban design, structural engineering, and architecture.
CLB Architects creates trio of "tectonic structures" for Wyoming residence
Deezen
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
US studio CLB Architects has created a retreat in rural Wyoming that has three wood-clad structures, with a creek running underneath the primary residence. Located on a 35-acre (14-hectare) property near the town of Wilson, the home was envisioned as a series of "tectonic structures" set within a diverse ecosystem.
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LAX Midfield Satellite Concourse South project has topped out in Los Angeles
Archinect
APRIL 22, 2024
The offsite construction will eventually yield eight new gates and a total of 150,000 square feet of space following a first-of-its-kind integrated design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA).
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Webb Yates creates structural stone frame for Royal Academy summer exhibition
Deezen
JUNE 28, 2024
A post-tensioned stone frame by engineering firm Webb Yates is among the exhibits in the architecture rooms of this year's Royal Academy of Arts summer exhibition, curated by London studio Assemble. The pylon demonstrates how post-tensioning slim stone elements can achieve strength and rigidity at a fraction of the carbon cost," he continued.
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BIG designs all-wood cubic structure as "living curriculum" at University of Kansas
Deezen
APRIL 22, 2024
The structure will serve as an educational building for the University of Kansas ( KU ) School of Architecture & Design in Lawrence, Kansas. It will have an all wood structure It will have chamfered edges on all of the corners, creating entrance canopies on the ground floor and terraces up top. The imagery is courtesy of BIG.
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Over 100 projects selected as CTBUH Award of Excellence winners for 2024
Archinect
MAY 21, 2024
"As someone who has been immersed in the field for a number of years, I was both astounded and heartened by the varied and groundbreaking ideas articulated in the evaluated projects," Julia Köhler, a structural engineer and member of the Innovation category jury, added candidly.
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Avalanche Architecture: The Surprising Structure Behind a Contemporary Ski Chalet
Architizer
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Behind the elegant dark wooden façade and bold aesthetics are particularly progressive engineering strategies that imbue the structure with remarkable resilience: the building was designed to withstand the force of possible avalanches. Upon first glance, Avalanche Chalet appears to be an elegant but cozy ski retreat.
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Wagner joins Ghafari as Manager of Structural Engineering
BD+C
DECEMBER 4, 2012
Matthew Wagner, PE, has joined Ghafari Associates as its Manager of Structural Engineering in Chicago. With over a decade of structural facility design experience, Wagner brings an impressive portfolio of large-scale stadia, healthcare, hospitality, civic and aviation projects to the firm. read more.
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